Conveyer for ropeways.



No. 67|,59L Patented Apr. 9, |90I.

' A. S. HALLIDIE, Decd.

' u. E. HALLmlE, Execufrix.

GUNVEYER FUR BOPEWAYS. (Application med sapi. 24, 1900.) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTHA E. HALLIDIE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, EXECUTRIX OF ANDREW S. HALLIDIE, DECEASED.

CONVEYER FOR ROPEWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 671.591, dated April 9, 1901.

Application tiled September 24, 1900. Serial No. 30.879. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that ANDREW S. HALLIDIE, deceased, late of the city and county of San Fran cisco, State of California, did invent new and useful Improvements in Conveyers for Ropeways, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a conveying attachment to be used Jfor aerial wire ropeways or tramways, and is designed for the purpose of transporting sugar-cane and other material that can be made u p into bundles or packages.

It consists, essentially, of slings in which the packages `or bundles are contained, with a pole or rod from Which the slings are suspended. This pole or rod is placed upon carriers suspended from the ropeway, and thus the bundle is transported to the point where itis to be delivered. The delivery is effected by an automatic unlatching device which disengages the pole from the arm, allowing the bundle to be delivered.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l shows the manner of suspending the bundles for transportation. Fig. 2 shows the detaching to allow them to be delivered. Fig. 3 is a detail of the releasing device.

A represents a cable or standing rope, and 2 is a traveling rope, movable with relation tothe standing rope, so that anything connected with the movable rope will be carried along by it.

The hangers 3 are supported by means of Wheels or rollers el, which are journaled vor otherwise connected with the upper ends of the hangers and adapted to rest upon the standing rope or cable. With suitable relation to the hangers are grips, as at 5, which are so placed that they may be closed to grip the traveling cable, when anything supported from the hangers would be caused to movein unison with the movements of the cable. The lower end of each hanger is provided with a latched hinged arm 6, the projecting end of which is so disposed that it will support a pole or rod 7. The hangers are placed sufficiently far apart to permit a bundle or package of such character as the apparatus is designed for to be suspended from the pole.

In the present case the device is illustrated as being arranged for the transportation of sugar-cane from the point Where it is out to the mill or other station where it is to be deposited; but it will be manifest that by lnechanical variations well understood by those eXpertin the art the apparatus maybe adapted for transporting any form of material which it is desired to deliver at certain points. The cane, as here illustrated, is made up in sufficiently large bundles and is held together by means of slings 8, which are attached to the pole at points suitable to the hangers, and when the pole is placed upon the hangers it holds thebundle suspended beneath it, so that it will be transported bythe traveling cable. The device is so arranged as to automatically discharge the bundle at the desired station by making one or both of the pole supports hinged or jointed or otherwise disengageable and providing a means for disengaging this support at the proper point. It desired, the arm of the forward sling can remain rigid and the arm of the rear hanger be provided with a joint 9 and a latch 10, which normally holds the arm in position. The arm may be weighted or otherwise so disposed that it will when released return to its normal position and engage the latch. The end of the latch projects, so that when the apparatus arrives at the point ot' deposit this latch will strike a fixed arm or projection and "will be disengaged from the supporting-arm. The Weight of the bundle upon the outer end of this arm will cause the arm to tilt as soon as it is disengaged from the latch 0r tripping lever, and this will allow the rear end of the bundle to fall to the ground or platform, the front end of the pole sliding off from its arm at the same time by the 4continued motion of the forward hanger. As soon as the bundle is thus delivered the weighted end of the pole-supporting arm will swing into its normal position and will again engage the latch-lever and be in condition to receive another pole with its load.

The rope-grip 5 may be of any suitable or Well-known form which will clamp the frame of the conveyer to the hauling-rope.

What is claimed is- 1. A conveyer for ropeways consisting of hangers connected together by means of tierods, to the upper ends of which are Wheels arranged to run on a fixed cable, and having IOO I) rl at their lower ends hinged arms adapted to sustain apole to which are attached slings arranged to embrace and sustain a bundle or package, and a disengaging latch Vrnechanism attached to the hinged arms for the purpose of delivering said pole and bundle at the delivery-point.

2. A conveyer for ropeways', consisting of a; frame-formedby two hangers, connected together by tie-rods, said hangers having at their upper ends wheels adapted to run on a fixed cable, and at their lower ends hinged to, on which is supported a bundle or package, the hangers being connected together by a tie-rod to which is attached a grip adapted to connect said hangers to a hauling or movable cable.

4.r An elevated-tramway conveyer-frame furnished at its upper member with one or more wheels arranged to run ona track one of the horizontal members having attached.

thereto a'rope-grip adapted to seize a hauling or moving rope, the lower ends of the vertical members having hinged releasable and ,self-engaging arms adapted to sustain, transport and discharge a pole having a bundle attached thereto by means of suitable slings.

In testimony of which invention Ihereunto set my hand.

MARTHA E. HALLIDIE,

l Eecutrt'w of the last will of Andrew S. Hal- Zdie, deceased. Witnesses:

OsGooD PUTNAM, SIDNEY M. VAN WYoK, Jr. 

